Prompt 3 vs Mailpipe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prompt 3
A fully-native terminal emulator for Apple devices, offering robust connectivity for SSH, Mosh, and more. It features fast emulation, customizable clips, secure authentication, and cross-device syncing for a seamless experience.
- Native terminal emulator
- SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet support
- Panic Sync for cross-device server syncing
- Superfast emulation with GPU acceleration
- Customizable clips for commands
- FaceID/TouchID authentication
- Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding
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Prompt 3 is our #1 fully-native terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and now, Apple Vision Pro! Yes, with one purchase, you get four platforms. Supporting SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet, and Local Shells (on Mac), you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks. And with Panic Sync, your servers sync everywhere. For terminals, this is the only app you need. NOW EVEN BETTER: • SSH, Telnet, and Local (for Mac) Rock-solid and reliable connectivity to your hosts. • Mosh and Eternal Terminal Keep your terminal open even when you get disconnected. Mosh is optimized for high-latency, low-throughput networks. Eternal Terminal is great for when you need to keep your full terminal history on a flaky connection. • Lower Price Everything is so expensive right now. So we made Prompt cheaper. Take that, capitalism. • Superfast Emulation We retooled the text engine in Prompt 3 to be up to 10x faster, including GPU acceleration, and with improved terminal emulation, you can run nvim inside tmux without breaking a sweat. • Clips Put your most-used commands and text bits into clips and access them with a single tap via Prompt’s keyboard bar. Clips can be stored globally or per-server. • Secure Enclave Authenticate with FaceID and TouchID. The keys will stay secure on your device. • Panic Sync Sync your favorite servers, passwords, private keys, and clips, between Prompt on all of your devices. • Customizable Make Prompt perfect with new themes, fonts, and a very configurable iOS keyboard. • Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding Access corporate servers, even at the beach. • Mouse Support Use your mouse to interact with TUI-based apps that run through the terminal. AND YES, A DARK ICON. What more can we say? TAKE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING YOUR MAC AND APPLE VISION PRO. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PROMPT 3. © Panic EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Mailpipe
Manage your email infrastructure on your own domains directly from your mobile device. Create and control mailboxes, send and receive emails with attachments, and manage team access. Keep your calendar synchronized and forward mail with verification, all while ensuring your data remains private.
- Create and manage mailboxes on custom domains
- Send and receive emails on the go
- Manage team and tenant access
- Forward mail with verification
- Sync calendar and invites
- Private by design
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Mailpipe is developer email infrastructure you own — every domain, mailbox, and inbox in your pocket. • Create and manage mailboxes on your own domains • Send and receive email on the go, with attachments and previews • Manage your team and tenants, and share inboxes with the right people • Forward mail to a personal address, with verification • Keep your calendar and invites in sync Your mail lives in your own database — private by design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mailpipe at 100% against Prompt 3's 22%. Mailpipe also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Prompt 3's advantage is ratings volume (372 vs 3) and chart position (#16 vs unranked). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Prompt 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Mailpipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mailpipe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prompt 3 has 372 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Prompt 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mailpipe's.
Prompt 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Mailpipe every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prompt 3 | Mailpipe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (372 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 372 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panic, Inc. | Quantops, Inc. |
Customer experience
Prompt 3
Mailpipe
Bugs and requests
Prompt 3
Reported bugs
5 issues- Server list randomly disappears with Panic Sync
- Crashes when connected to external monitor
- Black screen issues with custom font configurations
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Vertical display sync issues
Requested features
8 requests- Shortcuts support on macOS
- Ability to click and select within commands
- Local shell option
- Run clips on server connection
- Export/backup clips
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- Alt/Meta key support for Emacs
- iCloud sync option
- Sign in with Apple for Panic Sync
Mailpipe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prompt 3
- Prompt 3 iOS + Mac (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Prompt 3 One Time$49.99
Mailpipe
No in-app purchases









